Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Resilience for Specialty Crops Act
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Resilience for Specialty Crops Act, aims to provide permanent disaster assistance to producers of specialty crops. It establishes a framework for the Secretary of Agriculture to offer direct assistance when specialty crops are impacted by adverse events like economic crises or market disruptions. The assistance is calculated based on a producer's previous sales and a factor determined by the Secretary to account for losses, considering the higher value and increased input costs associated with specialty crops. The bill also includes limitations on the amount of assistance received, with an exception for small-scale farmers engaged in farming, ranching, or silviculture.
Key provisions
- Establishes a framework for direct assistance to specialty crop producers impacted by adverse events.
- Payment calculations are based on previous sales and a factor determined by the Secretary.
- Considers the higher value and increased input costs of specialty crops.
- Includes limitations on the total amount of assistance received.
- Provides an exception for small-scale farmers engaged in farming, ranching, or silviculture.
- Applies existing Food Security Act provisions to specialty crops, with modifications.
- Requires notification of interests and eligibility for assistance.
- Addresses denials of assistance.
Who is affected
- Specialty crop producers
- Farmers
- Ranchers
- Silviculture producers
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture
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